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Las Vegas: A Joel Robuchon Heads Up

A heads up for any serious local foodies or visitors in Las Vegas this week - Joel Robuchon will be in the kitchen at his properties at the MGM Grand. Have not heard of any particular specials that will be a part of the occasion, but for anyone that has wanted to give either of his places a try this might be an interesting week to do so.

The news came from the staff while dining at a Strip restaurant earlier this week. I just did a search for some kind of confirmation, and did find this from the "Las Vegas Advisor" by Anthony Curtis -

• October 6, 2009 JR in the House at MGM: Or, in the kitchen, we should say. Joël Robuchon is in town and cooking all this week at his eponymous restaurant at MGM Grand. Expensive, yes, but this is a chance to sample the cuisine of who many rate as the world's best chef.

In a town where people like Norm Clarke notice every has-been celebrity drifting past, it's hard to understand how someone as famous as "Joël Robuchon ... [whom] many rate as the world's best chef" could spend a week fussing over foams in his Michelin-starred restaurants with no one reporting it except the "Las Vegas Advisor." If you run across further confirmation, please post -- thanks.

We ate at L'Atelier last Feb when JR was in the house.My wife bought his cookbook and he signed it for her.He came out and exchanged pleasantries with us while we were leaving.Chef Benjamin seemed nervous the whole night.